Jharkhand BJP leader Sita Soren is disappointed over the Congress minister’s derogatory remarks

BJP leader Sita Soren broke down on Sunday while talking about the derogatory remarks Congress minister Irfan Ansari had allegedly made about her.

Soren, who is contesting the Jharkhand Assembly elections from Jamtara seat, addressed the press a day before filing her nomination papers.

Ansari, the Congress candidate on the seat, is said to have made the derogatory comment about Soren after filling his nomination on Thursday.

“Ansari has been targeting me ever since my candidature for the seat was announced. But the derogatory comments he made after filing his nomination are not acceptable. It is an insult to women of the tribal community. The tribal community will never forgive him,” she said.

“Since my husband is no longer alive, he (Ansari)…” she said, devastated.

Sita Soren, wife of Durga Soren, eldest son of JMM chief Shibu Soren, joined the BJP earlier this year after a row with the family over the chief minister’s seat after Hemant Soren resigned and went to jail went into a money laundering case. Hemant Soren is the youngest son of Shibu Soren.

When she broke down, BJP’s Nawada MP Vivek Thakur, who accompanied her, tried to handle the situation.

He criticized the Congress leader’s comments and said the BJP will protest over it not only in Jamtara but across the state.

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on Saturday took note of Ansari’s comments and issued a notice to the Jharkhand government seeking a report within three days.